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Photo Thursday: Heron

By stark (Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 05:48:30 AM EST) photos, photo of the day (all tags)

It's an 'eron, innit? In this case, fishing in the Water of Leith in Edinburgh.

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How things change by alien zero (2.00 / 0) #1 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 05:59:17 AM EST

I don't remember any actual fish in the water of Leith. Not ones you'd want to eat anyhow. Even if you are a non-discerning heron.

Nice pic.

: I saw a few open cans of Tennents in there by stark (2.00 / 0) #3 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:10:43 AM EST

Perhaps it was filtering out the booze?
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That's rather well lit... by Metatone (2.00 / 0) #2 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:03:47 AM EST

it fairly zings off the screen. As usual, I'm impressed.

: Thanks! by stark (4.00 / 1) #4 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:13:15 AM EST

It's a combination of my lovely 70-200L lens, and cheating. I used the dodge or burn tool (can never remember which is which) to darken the background to make it a little less distracting.
Of course the natural sunlight, being filtered through the trees, was pretty helpful as well...
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U.S. Patent 5443036 concerns a device for encouraging a cat to exercise by chasing a light spot.
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Heron screws you up [n/t] by Herring (4.00 / 2) #5 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 06:26:03 AM EST

When my grandfather became ill, my grandmother rubbed goose-fat into his back. He went downhill quite quickly after that. - Milton Jones

Herons by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #6 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 07:22:40 AM EST

They're actually much easier to photograph in more urban situations. I saw loads of them while on a boat going across the largest lake in the Balkans, but could I get as close as I can at home, on the motorway run-off drainage lake just by the RAC HQ in Walsall?

But that is a really nice photo. I take it it's up towards Dean Village, or near the National Portrait Gallery?

A little further down by stark (2.00 / 0) #7 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 08:20:12 AM EST

very close to St Bernard's Well.

This heron was extremely well-disposed to just hanging around while I took photos. I think I got within about eight feet of it without it getting flighty.
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U.S. Patent 5443036 concerns a device for encouraging a cat to exercise by chasing a light spot.
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: Still in the nice parts of town, then. by ambrosen (2.00 / 0) #9 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 12:20:27 PM EST

I really like it higher up near Colinton and Balerno, too. I guess that's why I think of the Water of Leith being really nice, because I've hardly ever been near it in Leith (well, I've walked it at least once, but still...)

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Excellent by glamorgan (2.00 / 0) #8 Thu Apr 26, 2007 at 11:59:46 AM EST

It just jumps off the screen, doesn't it. Should we assume you're warming up for the challenge? I haven't started anything yet, though I do have a few ideas. Unfortunately a few of them require a purchase of a new macro lens for my Olympus E-510, which is not exactly in the budget at the moment.

This is among my favourite animal shots, taken last year during a backpacking trip in the BC rockies. This guy is about the size of a medium sized dog, and did not sit still for very long!

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